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banks, miners and defensive stocks broadly lower. sensex trading higher by 0.2%. back to you. >> catch you a little later. that's the latest from singapore. let's get the view with daniel morris, jpmorgan. daniel, good to see you. what's your view at the moment? i want to put the u.s. data into context on the ism manufacturing because it didn't tally with markets of smaller companies, as well, so what does it mean? >> you kind of picked the one that you want or at least tells the story that you want to tell. they kind of balance each other out, one positive, one negative. so if you look at the other trends for the economy, it's still the same of steady slow appreciation and that there really i don't believe is any effect from the supposed anxiety about the fiscal cliff. i think people know there will be some type of resolution. we didn't know the details or when. but companies are still investing the way they would normally do and they're not stopping because of -- >> that doesn't make us quake a bit about the jobs report later this will week and what that does fo
banks, miners and defensive stocks broadly lower. sensex trading higher by 0.2%. back to you. >> catch you a little later. that's the latest from singapore. let's get the view with daniel morris, jpmorgan. daniel, good to see you. what's your view at the moment? i want to put the u.s. data into context on the ism manufacturing because it didn't tally with markets of smaller companies, as well, so what does it mean? >> you kind of picked the one that you want or at least tells the...
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sentenced by the turkish courts yet only recently they were given the basic right to make a statement or a defense in their mother tongue so there's a lot of problems still existing in turkey and kurds are not only students of turkey but there are also millions of kurds who are students of iran who are students of iraq and who are students of syria so it's a very complex matter if turkey of the current government of turkey is keen to see it is a good question then they need to start thinking regionally rather than only about kurds within turkey you know they always come up with do with the issue of p.k. k. being a fighting force in turkey in iraq or encounter the mountains between iraq and iran and then also the us use that as an excuse to continue in their mistreatment of kurdish political activists and so on they and within turkish territory but that is a problem i mean says brown prime minister erdogan has done a lot for kurds which is you know everyone agrees on that but prime minister erdogan needs to think twice before he acts on syria before he deals with these problems and so on with iran
sentenced by the turkish courts yet only recently they were given the basic right to make a statement or a defense in their mother tongue so there's a lot of problems still existing in turkey and kurds are not only students of turkey but there are also millions of kurds who are students of iran who are students of iraq and who are students of syria so it's a very complex matter if turkey of the current government of turkey is keen to see it is a good question then they need to start thinking...
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defensive stocks also helped you push the asx 200 higher. sensex trading lower by 0.3%. back to you. >> all right. here we are european stocks, first trading day of december, an hour and ten minutes in to the session. not bad last month. ftse up 1.5%. we're weighted to the up side a little bit more than 7:2, advancers outpacing decliners on the stoxx 600. ftse up 1.5% last month, dax up 2, contact 340 up nearly 4%, xetra dax up 0.4%. the ibex fairly flat. let's show you where we are with bond rates, as well. we'll take a look at gilts. slightly lower, 1.77%. big day for uk. manufacturing pmis out for the month of november. italian and ten year sbpanish yields are also lower. down on the greek announcements, but substantially below 6%. ten year bunds 1.37%. those yields slightly higher. on the currency markets, we talked about this euro-dollar six week high. below that at the moment, but not by much. dollar-yen moving off the 7 1/2 month high at 82.17. aussie dollar weaker despite the good chinese data. dipping below 1.04 earlier on. we had retail sales data that was a li
defensive stocks also helped you push the asx 200 higher. sensex trading lower by 0.3%. back to you. >> all right. here we are european stocks, first trading day of december, an hour and ten minutes in to the session. not bad last month. ftse up 1.5%. we're weighted to the up side a little bit more than 7:2, advancers outpacing decliners on the stoxx 600. ftse up 1.5% last month, dax up 2, contact 340 up nearly 4%, xetra dax up 0.4%. the ibex fairly flat. let's show you where we are with...
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one thousand nine hundred five they show how a network of fund companies connected to these weighty defense ministry smuggled nuclear triggers out of the united states to israel what's a parent in the documents is that the israeli ministry of defense would place an order for prohibited items with an israeli company called he light trading the light trading is where benjamin netanyahu worked and would meet with richard kelly smith. when he visited israel then they would transfer the order to an organization called milko in california to fulfill the order violating export control act and shipping the triggers out of the united states they called it the operation project printer all the allegations are based on smith's testimony and many have been surprised by the detail if you take a look at the documents netanyahu is definitely mentioned in the documents and that's what surprises us because typically. you get two types of sensors of this type of document sometimes a block off an entire page sometimes of this block of a name in this case netanyahu his name is clearly stated in the documents i
one thousand nine hundred five they show how a network of fund companies connected to these weighty defense ministry smuggled nuclear triggers out of the united states to israel what's a parent in the documents is that the israeli ministry of defense would place an order for prohibited items with an israeli company called he light trading the light trading is where benjamin netanyahu worked and would meet with richard kelly smith. when he visited israel then they would transfer the order to an...
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attacking damascus and damascus understandably is shooting back and then turkey claims that it needs defensive weaponry to protect civilians and now if turkey were to stand down from supplying the rebels perhaps they would not have the problem of protecting civilians on their side of the border the russian says the deployment of the missiles will only escalate the conflict nato says it will d. as the employment of these missiles will act as a deterrent so we believe well i tunes have to believe president putin i'm afraid that the north atlantic treaty organization has not thought through the consequences of their actions we now see that in libya there has been the resurgence of a certain kind of islamicist strain that it has spread into northern mali and now the international community has to contemplate a military intervention basically to clean up the mess that was created by their intervention in north africa in libya in two thousand and eleven now there are seemingly pushing to install similar islamicist in power in damascus and i dare say in two thousand and thirteen some time next year t
attacking damascus and damascus understandably is shooting back and then turkey claims that it needs defensive weaponry to protect civilians and now if turkey were to stand down from supplying the rebels perhaps they would not have the problem of protecting civilians on their side of the border the russian says the deployment of the missiles will only escalate the conflict nato says it will d. as the employment of these missiles will act as a deterrent so we believe well i tunes have to believe...
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by hiring more than sixteen hundred undercover agents as part of an overhaul within the pentagon's defense intelligence agency which is expected to rival the cia scott horton contributing editor at harper's magazine believes the u.s. is admitting its neglected the old fashioned tradecraft of gathering intelligence. this planning change actually can be rather is is an admission of sorts and that is that the intelligence that's been collected by this massive apparatus has been very very weak particularly in the critical north east. middle east and. and the north africa region and also in pakistan the intelligence community did not see the arab spring coming. in the tori as mrs smith's about the situations in countries like egypt and syria for instance and i think in part this results from a heavy focus by the intelligence community overall or on what's called signal signals intelligence that is these very very sophisticated intercept systems to the detriment of the traditional human intelligence and i think that what we see in washington is a general acceptance of the fact that you can't do
by hiring more than sixteen hundred undercover agents as part of an overhaul within the pentagon's defense intelligence agency which is expected to rival the cia scott horton contributing editor at harper's magazine believes the u.s. is admitting its neglected the old fashioned tradecraft of gathering intelligence. this planning change actually can be rather is is an admission of sorts and that is that the intelligence that's been collected by this massive apparatus has been very very weak...
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hasn't heard as much from defense. you are from a state that relies on that defense budget. it will get cut substantially. where does defense end up if we do get a deal? >> everybody wants to avoid sequestration. lots of my friends in the defense industry say don't do sequestration. do simpson-bowles indicating they have not read simpson-bowles because it was almost as high as sequestration in the top number. the numbers are roughly within the budget control act over ten years about $480 billion of defense cuts. sequestration almost doubles that. i think you'll see something north of 480 billion. substantially lower than that 950. what folks in defense industry have said is in addition to giving us a number, give us the ability to plan. one of the things that hobbles our defense industry more than anything is the absurd way we have run the federal government on three and six-month continuing resolutions. give us a window to plan and any legitimate business can plan against the budget. give us that number. >> some see that debt limit control being taken away from congress as
hasn't heard as much from defense. you are from a state that relies on that defense budget. it will get cut substantially. where does defense end up if we do get a deal? >> everybody wants to avoid sequestration. lots of my friends in the defense industry say don't do sequestration. do simpson-bowles indicating they have not read simpson-bowles because it was almost as high as sequestration in the top number. the numbers are roughly within the budget control act over ten years about $480...
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one up guys i'm abby martin and this is breaking the set and i want to talk about the national defense authorization act you know the bill that obama signed on new year's eve of last year that allows the indefinite detention of american citizens without due process while a draft of the n.p.a. two thousand and thirteen just came out and an amendment added by lawmakers seems to require interior are right to a fair trial so no more indefinite detention rights are actually not so much the white house has already alluded to a plan to veto ma'am i meant citing reasons completely unrelated to indefinite detention confused the hell alone let me break it down a little bit last thursday the senate approved a measure sponsored by senator dianne feinstein that's sort of void.
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today whether to deploy patriot missiles to turkey and north in attempts to beef up the country's air defense now the move comes is meant to calm down circuits fears that civil war in syria will spill over the syrian borders and bring missiles into turkey together with chemical weapons which according to reports by media recent reports and just backed by the e.u. and the us officials. they say that syria has chemical weapons that are ready to be used against rebels in the port and of course turkey fears that those chemical weapons might also spill over the border into turkey although president bashar al assad has said that this is not the case and syria will never use chemical weapons against their own people they fear still remained here the nato headquarters and secretary general has already said that if this is indeed the case an immediate response should come from the international community mediately of course russia has already vetoed such responses from the ins not the international community in the u.n. security council before so this issue is still something russia nature cannot agre
today whether to deploy patriot missiles to turkey and north in attempts to beef up the country's air defense now the move comes is meant to calm down circuits fears that civil war in syria will spill over the syrian borders and bring missiles into turkey together with chemical weapons which according to reports by media recent reports and just backed by the e.u. and the us officials. they say that syria has chemical weapons that are ready to be used against rebels in the port and of course...
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here's a look at what the alliance's defense will look like on turkey's border to syria. >> it is designed to detect, intercept, and hit an enemy missile. there are batteries like these stationed in germany. some could be deployed to turkey within weeks. berlin is calling it a legitimate request from a nato ally. >> turkey has already been hit by cross-border mortar fire from syria, so it is understandable that turkey is holon and has asked the alliance for a sign of solidarity. refusing that request would have profound implications for the alliance and send the wrong signal to the regime of president assad. >> nato is warning damascus not to cross a red line, for instance, by using chemical weapons. >> the use of chemical weapons would be completely unacceptable for the whole international community, and if anybody resorts to these terrible weapons, i would expect an immediate reaction. >> apart from germany, the u.s. and netherlands are also expected to supply patriots. both have backed a rapid deployment to their nato allies. >> i think if one of our allies asks us to help with that, i
here's a look at what the alliance's defense will look like on turkey's border to syria. >> it is designed to detect, intercept, and hit an enemy missile. there are batteries like these stationed in germany. some could be deployed to turkey within weeks. berlin is calling it a legitimate request from a nato ally. >> turkey has already been hit by cross-border mortar fire from syria, so it is understandable that turkey is holon and has asked the alliance for a sign of solidarity....
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intelligence during the time he was in a field he was one of the harshest critics of defense intelligence by the fact it was not responsive to he and other members of the military community now i'm a duty case officer i served my time and. as more about my book operation dark heart talks about the work i did for dui in afghanistan in two thousand and three and two thousand and four with that said our operations the operations we're talking about here are really designed to support those military forces in combat so what becomes peculiar obviously is we're drawing down two wars right now so the question becomes why did you expand at the time you're actually pulling out of afghanistan and i've already left iraq and that's leaving a lot of people with their head scratching their heads at this point i want to expand the cia the cia why out of the d i a it couldn't decide to do the job valid question at cia has become enamored with drones i don't know if you've been you know has been paying attention to this a little earlier. yeah i know and this is one of the problems they want to become a dr
intelligence during the time he was in a field he was one of the harshest critics of defense intelligence by the fact it was not responsive to he and other members of the military community now i'm a duty case officer i served my time and. as more about my book operation dark heart talks about the work i did for dui in afghanistan in two thousand and three and two thousand and four with that said our operations the operations we're talking about here are really designed to support those...
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the ministry made clear the systems are purely defensive. germany and netherlands are supplying the pac three model as soon as their respective parliaments approve the deal which is expected to come soon. >> when that exactly will happen will depend on a number of practical issues that will be sorted out in the very near future. so i can't give you an exact date but i will tell you that the actual deployment of missiles will take place within weeks. >> hundreds of nato troops will also be deployed to install and operate these antimissile weapons but it doesn't appear right now that they will be u.s. troops, shep. >> shepard: sheriffs clinton was at that meeting in brussels. she aimed her words about the syria crisis at another country. >> yes. the secretary directed her comments to russia. she emphasized that the stain legs of these patriot systems in turkey is not meant to destabilize nato's already uneasy relationship with moscow. back here at state chided the russians for skipping upcoming crisis meeting on the syrian conflict. >> we want
the ministry made clear the systems are purely defensive. germany and netherlands are supplying the pac three model as soon as their respective parliaments approve the deal which is expected to come soon. >> when that exactly will happen will depend on a number of practical issues that will be sorted out in the very near future. so i can't give you an exact date but i will tell you that the actual deployment of missiles will take place within weeks. >> hundreds of nato troops will...
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the missiles had been defense -- defensive missiles have been shared. number of states in the region. and, frankly, the president's declaration seven pretty explicit. but to the choice of saying, do we want to manage this or just contain the threat? we going to presented and reiterated? statements by leon panetta, defense secretary have dropped some of the hesitation is that were earlier. and so, again, there has been a reiteration of how seriously we take the threat if we are prepared to act if necessary. think it's everyone so we don't get to that, but i think the measures that are being taken are the ones that make that threat real. we hope it will have some influence. if you go back, all the problems that has posed and all the missteps that got us into the war, it concentrated the mind of the iranians. that was a time and actually suspended a lot of their nuclear activities, additional inspections and the rest. so they are susceptible to military pressure. get it right so that you apply the pressure but never have to take into actuality. >> supreme
the missiles had been defense -- defensive missiles have been shared. number of states in the region. and, frankly, the president's declaration seven pretty explicit. but to the choice of saying, do we want to manage this or just contain the threat? we going to presented and reiterated? statements by leon panetta, defense secretary have dropped some of the hesitation is that were earlier. and so, again, there has been a reiteration of how seriously we take the threat if we are prepared to act...
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any deployment will be defensive only. it will in no way support a in fly zone or any offensive operation. >> syria possessions missiles. we know they have the chemical weapons. of course, they also would have to be included in our calculations. this is will the reason why it is a matter of urgency to ensure effective defensive protection of our ally, turkey. >>reporter: these missile batteries will be programmed only to intercept missiles coming from syria which will be in operation in a few weeks. >>shepard: the syrian president is being wanted not to use the weapons but are there signs he could be getting the message? >>reporter: the white house press secretary seems to think so. >> the president spoke of this explicitly and we had this conversation yesterday about another component being proliferation. it is you spy, syria, or proliferation of, the chemical weapons stockpiles. it is hard to imagine they are not fully aware of the seriousness of the president's position on this. >> secretary of state clinton is in brawl
any deployment will be defensive only. it will in no way support a in fly zone or any offensive operation. >> syria possessions missiles. we know they have the chemical weapons. of course, they also would have to be included in our calculations. this is will the reason why it is a matter of urgency to ensure effective defensive protection of our ally, turkey. >>reporter: these missile batteries will be programmed only to intercept missiles coming from syria which will be in...
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the foundation for the defense of democracies held this event. >> good morning. it's a very interesting panel so i want to get quickly into questions. very quickly set the stage. i don't need to tell anyone who is in this room about the depth of the problem of human rights abuses in iran. i would just read very briefly from the report that the u.p. report filed for the u.n.gen assembly when it was highlight, quote, pattern of systemic violations of human rights. iran has refused access to the united nations for several years, and the ug general assembly submitted a report in which he said he was, quote, deeply troubled by increased numbers of executions. a pew addition, arbitrary arrests and detention, unfair trials, torture, and ill treatment, and crackdown on human rights activityist, lawyers, journalist, and opposition activists, and to draw an example from the week's news theres actually what i gas what qualifies in iran for a slight bit of goodness. a well-known human rights lawyer ended her 49-day hunger strike on december 4th. her name is nasarn, and she h
the foundation for the defense of democracies held this event. >> good morning. it's a very interesting panel so i want to get quickly into questions. very quickly set the stage. i don't need to tell anyone who is in this room about the depth of the problem of human rights abuses in iran. i would just read very briefly from the report that the u.p. report filed for the u.n.gen assembly when it was highlight, quote, pattern of systemic violations of human rights. iran has refused access to...
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syria giving the go ahead for patriot missiles to turkey -- missile defenses we should say. tend send me your thoughts on facebook and twitter. @mitchellreports. the capital one cash rewards card gives you 1% cash back on all purchases, plus a 50% annual bonus. and everyone...but her likes 50% more cash. but i'm upping my game. do you want a candy cane? yes! do you want the puppy? yes! do you want a tricycle? yes! do you want 50 percent more cash? no! ♪ festive. [ male announcer ] the capital one cash rewards card gives you 1% cash back on every purchase plus a 50% annual bonus on the cash you earn. it's the card for people who like more cash. what's in your wallet? >>> topping the headlines on "andrea mitchell reports" prince william returned to the hospital today where his wife catherine is being treated for a severe form of morning sickness. the couple revealed they are expecting a baby. no word on when the duchess might be released. the palace says she is continuing to feel better. >>> that time of year again, be flu season upon us and health officials expect it to be
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we have seen cutting-edge defenses protect israel, cities and rural areas. we have seen israel fight for and win a stop to rocket fire from gaza. but we've also seen the challenge of turning a ceasefire into a lasting calm; of helping palestinians committed to peace find a more constructive path to pursue it; of putting israel's peace with egypt on a stronger foundation; of making sure that iran can never acquire a nuclear weapon. and just yesterday, as you know, the united nations general assembly voted to grant the palestinian authority non-member observer state status, a step that will not bring us any closer to peace. when it comes to a region full of uncertainty, upheaval, revolution, this much is constant and clear -- america and israel are in it together. this is a friendship that comes naturally to us. americans honor israel as a homeland dreamed of for generations and finally achieved by pioneering men and women in my lifetime. we share bedrock beliefs in freedom, equality, democracy, and the right to live without fear. what threatens israel threate
we have seen cutting-edge defenses protect israel, cities and rural areas. we have seen israel fight for and win a stop to rocket fire from gaza. but we've also seen the challenge of turning a ceasefire into a lasting calm; of helping palestinians committed to peace find a more constructive path to pursue it; of putting israel's peace with egypt on a stronger foundation; of making sure that iran can never acquire a nuclear weapon. and just yesterday, as you know, the united nations general...
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arm from national defense university. i agree with your conclusions that the energy outlook is much more positive than two years ago, but, if i may, i want to question two functions, one of them, the difference between boulder ability and [inaudible] -- vulnerability and dependency. the global oil market is very well integrated -- what happens in china and india will affect the united states. we will never be independent in a global market. many of you talked about countries that do not wish us well. basically, opec countries. these countries, in my opinion, have been very cooperative. libya, kuwait, uae. they have all helped us contained iran. they have some connection with an 9/11. -- it is true they have some connection with 9/11, but over all our relationship with these countries have been very good. >> i think it has been said what you said in your first point. the fact that we may reduce the amount of oil we import, it does not decouple was from the world oil market. canada and norway are both exporters, but their c
arm from national defense university. i agree with your conclusions that the energy outlook is much more positive than two years ago, but, if i may, i want to question two functions, one of them, the difference between boulder ability and [inaudible] -- vulnerability and dependency. the global oil market is very well integrated -- what happens in china and india will affect the united states. we will never be independent in a global market. many of you talked about countries that do not wish us...
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this is use journalists as shields. >> i like his defense, i ran it by my colleagues in the shop and reminded me of larry king, when there was a bias in the news and larry would say any of you biased, no, let's settle it they be. >> jon: and carr asserts, as news media organizations become increasingly politicized all journalists risk ending up as collateral casualties because they're working adjacent to outlets viewed of perveyors of propaganda. legitimate fear there? >> no, i don't think it is. i mean, i think these are some pretty-- look, i'm not somebody who i think is considered assume pro israel person, not anti-israel, but not one who will apologize for everything they do and i think this, this crosses the line in terms of accusations. i think it's fine to criticize some for humanitarian problems and so on, but i think this goes far and as judy said, the evidence to back it up, and i wish people can admit when they're wrong. look, he made a mistake, he should just say he's wrong. if he got information from somebody they thought it was reliable, made a mistake, it happens, he s
this is use journalists as shields. >> i like his defense, i ran it by my colleagues in the shop and reminded me of larry king, when there was a bias in the news and larry would say any of you biased, no, let's settle it they be. >> jon: and carr asserts, as news media organizations become increasingly politicized all journalists risk ending up as collateral casualties because they're working adjacent to outlets viewed of perveyors of propaganda. legitimate fear there? >> no,...
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but nato insists the deployment is defensive. we'll talk about all of this with the former british prime minister tony blair shorty. and our foreign affairs correspondent is at the nato meetings right now in belgium. >> reporter: nato insists the deployment of thements is defensive only, not part of any plan for a no-fly zone in syria. the alliance gives the green light for deploying air defense systems to turkey to protect that ally against possible attacks from syria, including any possible use of chemical weapons. >> the nato ministers unanimously express grave concerns about reports that the syrian regime may be considering the use of chemical weapons. any such action would be completely unacceptable and a clear breach of international law. >> reporter: the move comes amidst u.s. concerns that the assad repeople may be cooking up recipes, mixing materials for chemicals. that possible preparation is taking place at more than one chemical plant in syria, officials say. u.s. intelligence shows nothing has been moved out of the f
but nato insists the deployment is defensive. we'll talk about all of this with the former british prime minister tony blair shorty. and our foreign affairs correspondent is at the nato meetings right now in belgium. >> reporter: nato insists the deployment of thements is defensive only, not part of any plan for a no-fly zone in syria. the alliance gives the green light for deploying air defense systems to turkey to protect that ally against possible attacks from syria, including any...
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and in particular the blessings that we have to be members of the department of defense family. someone, someone asked me the other day, kind of reflecting on the job of secretary of defense, what's the toughest part of this job, and what's the most memorable part of this job? and for me it comes down to the men and women who serve this country in the uniform. the toughest part of this job is to have to take the time to write notes to the families of those that have lost loved ones in war. and it's tough because as the father of three sons, recognizing the pain that that family must feel for the loss of a loved one is something that leaves a deep impact on me. and the ability to kind of take the time to write a few words of comfort and there, as all of you know, there are no words that you can find that can do justice to pain that's involved here, but for each one i try to write a note that not only expresses, obviously, my sorrow, but also says that their loved one loved, loved them, loved their family, loved this country and gave their life for all today loved. for all they lo
and in particular the blessings that we have to be members of the department of defense family. someone, someone asked me the other day, kind of reflecting on the job of secretary of defense, what's the toughest part of this job, and what's the most memorable part of this job? and for me it comes down to the men and women who serve this country in the uniform. the toughest part of this job is to have to take the time to write notes to the families of those that have lost loved ones in war. and...
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the senate today passed a defense bill that bars indefinite detention of u.s. citizens without trial the national defense authorization act of two thousand and thirteen passed in the senate moments ago in a ninety eight to zero vote it's the fifty first time in history that affects the defense bill passed excuse me though it only passed a second time it passed unanimously the bill authorizes five hundred twenty five billion dollars in pentagon spending and while the bill covers a wide range of defense issues we have been reporting on the contentious debate over the power it gives to the commander in chief to indefinitely detain american citizens this past thursday an amendment backed by senator dianne feinstein and rand paul to curtail these powers passed through the senate intelligence committee however privacy advocates for me leery of the feinstein amendment and fear it does not do enough to protect americans right to a trial the bill now passes to a joint conference between the house and senate before it heads to the president's desk for his signature well
the senate today passed a defense bill that bars indefinite detention of u.s. citizens without trial the national defense authorization act of two thousand and thirteen passed in the senate moments ago in a ninety eight to zero vote it's the fifty first time in history that affects the defense bill passed excuse me though it only passed a second time it passed unanimously the bill authorizes five hundred twenty five billion dollars in pentagon spending and while the bill covers a wide range of...
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defense attorney joey jackson is live in atlanta to explain why a judge would do this. joey, explain, why would a judge do this? >> explain away. first of all we have to understand this is an injunction. what is an injunction mean? it means we're going to slow down and there's going to be a hearing but pending that hearing the law will not go into effect. now get this, ashleigh, with regard to the law not going into effect, it won't go into effect for the three plaintiffs. everyone else, of course, will not be subject to this ruling because the judge limited that ruling to these three. so in essence, the judge said, right now, when you have an injunction it means there's a likelihood of success on the merits to those who sued, we'll have a full-blown hearing later but we're going to allow the plaintiffs to come to court and explain. >> you used that word that's so critical, merit. here's where i lost the plot. apparently this justice suggesting that these therapists, the three of them, who brought this suit, their free speech is somehow at risk if they can't treat these
defense attorney joey jackson is live in atlanta to explain why a judge would do this. joey, explain, why would a judge do this? >> explain away. first of all we have to understand this is an injunction. what is an injunction mean? it means we're going to slow down and there's going to be a hearing but pending that hearing the law will not go into effect. now get this, ashleigh, with regard to the law not going into effect, it won't go into effect for the three plaintiffs. everyone else,...
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senators, in light of your many accomplishments, in defense of national security, in defense of freedom, i'm 3r0ud to present you the foundation for defense of democracy's inaugural board jean j. kirkpatrick award. you guys are strong, young guys, so pick it up. please join me in congratulating senators kyle and lieberman. [applause] >> you're both welcome to say a couple of words here. and we'll get some pictures too. >> cliff, thanks very much. when i think about it, cliff's movement from "the new york times" to f, the d is a little like my movement from the democratic party to being an independent. [laughter] i am, i'm really honored by this. i'm honored because of my great admiration for the fdd. it's a unique organization here in washington and throughout the country. really i like the phrase of action intellectual. you produce some really thoughtful work that informs policy, and you've also been very effective advocates. secondly, i'm really honored to receive this award in the name of jeane kirkpatrick, another independent democrat. she might have been so independent she became a
senators, in light of your many accomplishments, in defense of national security, in defense of freedom, i'm 3r0ud to present you the foundation for defense of democracy's inaugural board jean j. kirkpatrick award. you guys are strong, young guys, so pick it up. please join me in congratulating senators kyle and lieberman. [applause] >> you're both welcome to say a couple of words here. and we'll get some pictures too. >> cliff, thanks very much. when i think about it, cliff's...
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planning to double the size of its spend at work abroad expansion as part of an overhaul within the defense intelligence agency and is expected to rival the cia the cia plans on hiring more than six hundred undercover agents for the significantly every violent operation of the chinese military as well as iran north korea and to militant islamist groups in africa are believed to be among those in the cross has of that expanded spy force as called houghton country recently and said harper's magazine believes that by pouring more money into its spy networks the u.s. is missing its neglected old fashioned efforts at intelligence gathering. this planning change actually can be read as an admission of sorts and that is that the intelligence that's been collected by this massive apparatus has been very very weak particularly in the critical north east. middle east and. and the north africa region and also in pakistan the intelligence community did not see the arab spring coming. in the tori as mrs smith's about the situations and countries like egypt and syria for instance and i think in part this
planning to double the size of its spend at work abroad expansion as part of an overhaul within the defense intelligence agency and is expected to rival the cia the cia plans on hiring more than six hundred undercover agents for the significantly every violent operation of the chinese military as well as iran north korea and to militant islamist groups in africa are believed to be among those in the cross has of that expanded spy force as called houghton country recently and said harper's...
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when the defense appropriation bill came up, jack had basically distributed about earmarks. the bills took about 30 seconds on the floor. so he understood what it meant, but more importantly he did it anyway that benefited from in particular, the men and women in uniform. he was totally dedicated. having been a veteran himself, having understood what it meant to go into battle, he really understood what men and women in uniform needed. so i'm really delighted that the jack murtha cancer center will stand as a monument with legacy and commitment to our armed forces. the centers provide extraordinary physical care for military family. but here at walter reid, we also understand the importance of caring for emotional health as well. together, military medical personnel and military families acting for raising awareness about this hidden wounds of war that i talked about, particularly mental health. it is we all too well, the historic rate of suicide within the military continues to haunt us. suicide is one of those great terrible challenges for the health of our forests. one of
when the defense appropriation bill came up, jack had basically distributed about earmarks. the bills took about 30 seconds on the floor. so he understood what it meant, but more importantly he did it anyway that benefited from in particular, the men and women in uniform. he was totally dedicated. having been a veteran himself, having understood what it meant to go into battle, he really understood what men and women in uniform needed. so i'm really delighted that the jack murtha cancer center...
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third point, the internal defense budget and the dynamics of the internal defense budget also make the problem more difficult and more complicated. also require a longer term to address some of this. first of all, rising health-care costs, retirement costs, and inefficiency. each of those has its own individual complexities, but all are enormously important. the budget in defense is going to have to be addressed even if the top line is one that is a rational topline. in other words, we have entitlements in the defense budget now which are comparable to the entitlements that all of us know that we have got to deal with outside of the defense budget. my fourth point is that the debt and the fiscal picture make diplomacy and development in very poor countries of the world, as well as what has for years been called preventive defense -- it makes all of this more difficult and less feasible. thereby increases america's risk and increase its global instability. because we are not in a position to do things that we otherwise would be in a position to do. in terms of shaping the environment to
third point, the internal defense budget and the dynamics of the internal defense budget also make the problem more difficult and more complicated. also require a longer term to address some of this. first of all, rising health-care costs, retirement costs, and inefficiency. each of those has its own individual complexities, but all are enormously important. the budget in defense is going to have to be addressed even if the top line is one that is a rational topline. in other words, we have...
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he commended the north american aerospace defense command norad and u.s. northern command before becoming and being selected as vice chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. admiral winnefeld is a highly decorated combat leader. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the vice chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, admiral sandy winnefeld. [applause] >> well, good afternoon, everybody. great to see you general kicklighter. great. mr. hayes, to see which guests, good afternoon. what an honor it is to be with you all here today. what an honor it is to stand in front of these wonderful world war ii and pearl harbor veterans. i can tell you that as i was listening to that wonderful rendition of america the beautiful, it struck me what a wonderful idea america is, what a wonderful place america is, and all of you who fought for her so long ago, we deeply appreciate what you did for us back in the 1940s. colonel breen, chaplain, members of the color guard, marine band, friends of the national wwii memorial, members of the national park service, thank you all for help
he commended the north american aerospace defense command norad and u.s. northern command before becoming and being selected as vice chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. admiral winnefeld is a highly decorated combat leader. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the vice chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, admiral sandy winnefeld. [applause] >> well, good afternoon, everybody. great to see you general kicklighter. great. mr. hayes, to see which guests, good afternoon. what an honor it...
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the court also agreed to hear a challenge to the federal defense of marriage absent. it defines marriage as, quote, only a legal union between one man and one woman. the law had a big effect on eddie windsor of new york who married thea spire. when she died leaving her the state, the irs sent a tax bill for $363,000 because they did not consider them to be married. >> i think ultimately just couldn't believe it. i couldn't believe they were making a stranger of this person i lived with and loved for 43 something years. >> under that law, same-sex couples who are legally married are denied about 1,000 federal benefits that other married couples get. after supporting defense of marriage act the obama administration concluded last year it violates the constitution. >> we cannot defend the federal government poking its nose into what states are doing and putting a thumb on the scale against same-sex couples. >> house republicans are now taking up the law's legal defense. supporters say it helps preserve traditional marriage. >> unions of two men or two men are not the sam
the court also agreed to hear a challenge to the federal defense of marriage absent. it defines marriage as, quote, only a legal union between one man and one woman. the law had a big effect on eddie windsor of new york who married thea spire. when she died leaving her the state, the irs sent a tax bill for $363,000 because they did not consider them to be married. >> i think ultimately just couldn't believe it. i couldn't believe they were making a stranger of this person i lived with...
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well the honest answer is dan if anybody reads my book we talk about this defense intelligence agency has had the capability sense nine hundred ninety five a century one to go back and ironically find an interview done by some by. mist are when she was with c.n.n. with general clapper who was then director of the back in one thousand nine hundred five talked about the very same set of issues believe it or not and the whole thing is is that this is more of an expansion of existing capabilities and something new defense intelligence agency in the one hundred ninety five reorganization absorb something called g. tip humint that's general intelligence fund human which basically it was a consolidation so while this is not new this this the idea of going to six hundred collectors is significant and does indicate that there is a serious effort to expand let me. comment on that i think it's insane that they're saying anything publicly about this this is truly something that should only be talked about a classified level so the fact that this hit the that the new york times is as bad as you kn
well the honest answer is dan if anybody reads my book we talk about this defense intelligence agency has had the capability sense nine hundred ninety five a century one to go back and ironically find an interview done by some by. mist are when she was with c.n.n. with general clapper who was then director of the back in one thousand nine hundred five talked about the very same set of issues believe it or not and the whole thing is is that this is more of an expansion of existing capabilities...
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providing for the common defense in a carefully measured way. and second, promote the general welfare. it's not just the welfare of the head of his or the have nots. it's the general welfare of all citizens of this country. and secure the blessings of liberty under the constitution. members ought to simply read that and say to themselves what can i do? while our press release says they should communicate with the people. but i would like to pose a challenge because here is some of it, and i thank each of you for coming. are there people that hold the elections of communications we've only got a short period of time to communicate. and i think that we should communicate to those people who are benefiting the most in this country from their economic status, that status having been achieved in a large measure by many years of hard work, sweat and taking a risk, but now is your chance individually and collectively to step up and communicate with your members of congress. the major members, those that benefit the most, that have the most at stake by
providing for the common defense in a carefully measured way. and second, promote the general welfare. it's not just the welfare of the head of his or the have nots. it's the general welfare of all citizens of this country. and secure the blessings of liberty under the constitution. members ought to simply read that and say to themselves what can i do? while our press release says they should communicate with the people. but i would like to pose a challenge because here is some of it, and i...
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it's not state department or secretary or defense or cia. this is a white house-driven cierre know. >> your our man or woman who was in washington. did susan rice not know the truth? >> look, everybody knew the truth. everybody night was al qaeda from the very beginning. >> the question is who didn't know? >> a good question. where did she get her marching orders, and why her? i think it's because hillary rodham hillary clinton looked at that and she said issue don't want to go out there like colin powell did at the united states nations saying there was weapons weapons weapon and there went his career. so ambassador rice says what she is told to say. good soldierses salute and say whatever they're told to say. >> if someone made a mistake to the american public, five times, would you expect them to come out and say -- >> immediately. >> look, i made a mistake. maybe i ought to take that one back a little? >> she also came out without a lot of qualifications, came out saying -- she should have said, what we know now, at this point. she didn'
it's not state department or secretary or defense or cia. this is a white house-driven cierre know. >> your our man or woman who was in washington. did susan rice not know the truth? >> look, everybody knew the truth. everybody night was al qaeda from the very beginning. >> the question is who didn't know? >> a good question. where did she get her marching orders, and why her? i think it's because hillary rodham hillary clinton looked at that and she said issue don't...
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from the foundations for defense of democracies, this is about an hour. >> good morning. it's a very interesting panel, so i want to get quickly to questions. publishers quickly set the stage. i don't need to tell anyone who's in this room about the deaths of the problem of human rights abuses in iran. i would just read very briefly from the report that the u.n. special rapporteur for iran files with the u.s. assembly september 20th 11 in the repertoire highlighted a pattern of systemic violations of human rights. iran has refused access to the united nations special rapporteur on human rights for for several years now. september 2011 the u.n. general submitted a report in which he said he was deeply troubled by reports of increased numbers of executions come amputations, arbitrary arrest and detention, unfair trials, torture and ill-treatment in a crackdown on human rights activists, lawyers, an opposition that exists. just to draw one prefix ample from the weeks news, there is actually a guess what qualifies in iran briefly is good news, a well-known human rights lawyer
from the foundations for defense of democracies, this is about an hour. >> good morning. it's a very interesting panel, so i want to get quickly to questions. publishers quickly set the stage. i don't need to tell anyone who's in this room about the deaths of the problem of human rights abuses in iran. i would just read very briefly from the report that the u.n. special rapporteur for iran files with the u.s. assembly september 20th 11 in the repertoire highlighted a pattern of systemic...
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the defense department succeeds all other areas of government. everybody supports our defense. i believe are most important national interest is our own people and putting the funding into rebuilding the urban areas of the united states and bringing poor people up to a standard of living where they can get by. we spent over $300 billion on iraq and afghanistan. guest: the caller is correct when he talks about china. they are just barely beginning to use aircraft carriers and things like this. they are much more focused at home. it is of concern a rise in china but not at the level of the united states. that is a concern. it is a time for real debate in this country about where we go. it is time to relook at our national priorities. everybody thinks the pentagon is on the table. host: that is why we are focusing on this morning, focusing in on the pentagon and sequestration. that call it put the figure of the wars at $300 billion. guest: i think it is higher. it probably goes higher than that number. host: overall? guest: the oco funding got up to about $170 billion at its highe
the defense department succeeds all other areas of government. everybody supports our defense. i believe are most important national interest is our own people and putting the funding into rebuilding the urban areas of the united states and bringing poor people up to a standard of living where they can get by. we spent over $300 billion on iraq and afghanistan. guest: the caller is correct when he talks about china. they are just barely beginning to use aircraft carriers and things like this....
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that's followed by two event from the foundation for defensive democracy forum. first a debate on the impact of elections and muslim countries. and then an examination of iran's human rights record. extended unemployment benefits for workers who have been job less for more than 26 weeks expire in jan. the expiration is part of the so-called phis fiscal cliff. we look at the unemployment benefits. our first gets is josh boak. and michael -- washington journal is live every day on c-span at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >>> we have had the explosions of knowledge. but we have not coordinated care and these all these services we have end up having so many cracks that the cracks are as harmful as the diseases that we're treated. so you to step back and ask, you know, are we hurting people overall? on a global level? what are we doing sometimes? and of course now we have the institute reinforcing 30% of everything we do may not be necessary in health care? when we step back, 30% of all the medications we prescribe, the test we order, the procedures? in is something, i think, whi
that's followed by two event from the foundation for defensive democracy forum. first a debate on the impact of elections and muslim countries. and then an examination of iran's human rights record. extended unemployment benefits for workers who have been job less for more than 26 weeks expire in jan. the expiration is part of the so-called phis fiscal cliff. we look at the unemployment benefits. our first gets is josh boak. and michael -- washington journal is live every day on c-span at 7:00...